darren m 1 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 hi - i know this is the running dog section but reckon you guys would defo come across this inujury . my young ESS bitch just under a year old as torn her cruciate ligament. not sure how bad as yet . shes booked for the ortho vet next week. what i,d like to know is if anyone as had this happen to there dog working or pet , what was the outcome. thanks all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocky1 942 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 ligiment damage takes months 2 heal i,ve done my achilies years ago and its still not right ,not sure if your dog will ever make a full recover for working ,but if you give the dog right resting time it could be different at least you can say you done everything you could,atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3 Turns 326 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 HAD A LAB ONCE TORE THE LIAGAMENT A REOCURRING INJURY BITCH RETIRED AGE 3YRS.ATB.HOPE DOG RECOVERS MATE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimster68 123 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 ive a dog that badly injured her hip ligament i took it to ROBRT MEEK (osteopath and muscle man) as i didnt know the nature of the injury and couldnt identify what it was .he told me it could be the end of of her running days and rated her chances as only 30%.he told me 16 weeks of short walking only on the lead followed by building up the dogs fitness slowly .shes not a working dog but does compete in racing and made a full recovery.this guy travels all over the country and is used by greyhound trainers of the highest level he wont hand out any medication but will find any injurys old or new and he only charges a tenner . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,820 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 ive a dog that badly injured her hip ligament i took it to ROBRT MEEK (osteopath and muscle man) as i didnt know the nature of the injury and couldnt identify what it was .he told me it could be the end of of her running days and rated her chances as only 30%.he told me 16 weeks of short walking only on the lead followed by building up the dogs fitness slowly .shes not a working dog but does compete in racing and made a full recovery.this guy travels all over the country and is used by greyhound trainers of the highest level he wont hand out any medication but will find any injurys old or new and he only charges a tenner . ya true mate he is rated allover the country and he will tell ya if you have a chance or not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embod 7 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 hi - i know this is the running dog section but reckon you guys would defo come across this inujury . my young ESS bitch just under a year old as torn her cruciate ligament. not sure how bad as yet . shes booked for the ortho vet next week. what i,d like to know is if anyone as had this happen to there dog working or pet , what was the outcome. thanks all hi darren were are you in nottingshire there is a bloke in witwell near worksop hes a grayhound bone and muscle man hes very good if you have ever read the scooby book by l darcy he in it the old bloke holding the dog in the shed if you like pm me ile give you him number thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rolysmate 49 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Treatment should include,rest (obvious),cold treatment,compression, and essentially ultrasound, ligament injuries DO take a long time to fully heal at least 12 months but with the correct treatment and bringing on with light exercise your bitch should be back at work far sooner than that dependent on severity of injury. Edited January 4, 2011 by rolysmate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darren m 1 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 cheers lads for replys i,ve got a link for this chap anyone know him http://greyhound-scanning.madpage.com/ where abouts is Robert meek based cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimster68 123 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) yep ive used tom peppercorn on greys and hes good and cheep also but he also talks about george drake out of the two given the choice people rate george drake far better but ive never used him.you can contact robert meek on 07773327353 he travels all over the country doing kennel visits and he will tell you where to meet him when he is in your area.if you dont mind spending a few bob you could take the dog to PAUL EVANS oldham lancs hes a very good running dog/working dog vet who isnt over expensive if you can afford it i wouldnt see any body else.tel 01616285709. Edited January 5, 2011 by jimster68 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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